Ice: Woo! Chapter 3 and another date. I love Link, but he needs to get out more often…
The next morning, Link woke up still nursing a bruised forehead. He knew it was Malon that did it, but couldn't help blame his fairy companions for setting him up. If only they would back off his dateless status a bit, he would be happy. Fat chance of that happening.
"You know we're sorry. We didn't think she'd be crazy like that!" screeched Navi.
"So what about this forest girl? She seems nice and not crazy," Tatl suggested.
"If I so much as get in a position where I'm going to get hurt, I'm running as fast as possible," stated Link.
"Some hero you are…"
With that, Link made sure the lump on his head had gone down before setting out to the Sacred Forest Meadow. Saria was always there playing her ocarina and talking with the forest spirits. Link thought she was a little loopy for doing so, but that was because he couldn't hear them.
He eventually made his way through the Lost Woods avoiding the Skull Kids that always weirded him out a bit much. The Sacred Forest Meadow wasn't much better. He hated the wolfos that tried to eat him every time he entered and despised the mad scrubs that would shoot nuts at him constantly. He felt it was too much work just to ask a girl out.
"Saria? Are you out here?" Link called thinking he should have checked her house first.
"Link? Is that you? What are you doing out here?" she responded.
"Umm… Nothing. I just came to see you," he said as he inched closer to her wary of anything that might try to eat him.
"Really? That was nice of you."
"Truth is… Umm… Would you like to go out with me?"
"Sure! What did you have in mind?"
"I… Umm… Didn't really have anything in mi-"
"Oh! I know! We can explore the temple some!"
"The temple? Great…"
"Let's go! We can climb that tree to get in. It's easy."
"Oh joy…"
Link watched as Saria scaled the tree. Sure, it looked easy, but was it really? Link cautiously started climbing carefully placing his feet. The last thing he wanted was to fall. Once he reached the top, he didn't see Saria anywhere.
As he looked all around for her, she crept behind him and touched his shoulder. He immediately screamed and leaped to cling to the tree.
"It's only me, silly."
"What in the name of the Goddesses do you think you're doing? Are you trying to kill me?!"
"No… I thought you could handle it. You know, since you're the Hero of Time and all."
"Yeah, well…"
He allowed himself to be helped back up and they walked into the front of the temple. When they got in, he saw the slain wolfos that Saria had just killed.
"Wow. Not bad really. Where did you learn that? I thought you liked all the critters in the forest?"
"Well sometimes they just can't be tamed so I have to negotiate a bit. Usually they die."
"Charming."
"I want to show you something. Close your eyes and I'll lead you, okay?"
"Are you sure about this?"
"Yes, now close them."
"If you say so…" Link reluctantly closed his eyes and was lead through the door.
She backed him up to what he thought was midway through the hall. Just what was she planning?
"Can I open them now?" he asked as heard something slide down.
"Sure," she said cheerfully.
"Okay…"
He slowly opened them as he turned his head to the source of the sound. Suddenly he wished he hadn't opened them.
"OH MY FREAKING GODDESSES! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" he shrieked as he ran as fast as possible out of the temple and forest.
"I just wanted to show you my new friend…" Saria said quietly to his dust trail.
Link continued to run all the way home not daring to look back. The last thing he wanted to see was the many eyes and pincers of a giant Skulltula in his face.
Just what was she thinking? There's no way I'm going near there again, he thought.
Ice: So tell me what you think as I try to figure out who's up next. Read and review and thanks to those that reviewed the last chapter. Lollipops for everyone!
